Arcades, the Strategist

As of Aug 6, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Arcades, the Strategist is $3.04 (PLST #M19-212), and the most expensive is $62.72 (PM19 #212s, Prerelease, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $5.43, up 99.6% over 7 days, up 143.5% over 30 days, up 84.1% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $5.47 (2024).

Arcades, the Strategist has 4 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.

PLST #M19-212

$3.04

CK $4.99 / $1.00 67%

MP $1.60 60 avail

TSR #371

$3.74 +23%

CK $6.49 / $3.25 13%

MP $3.27 33 avail

M19 #212

$5.43 +79%

CK $5.49 / $1.85 66%

MP $2.59 40 avail

M19 #212 Foil

$25.66 +744%

CK $37.99 / $15.20 41%

MP $13.96 12 avail

TSR #371 Foil

$34.17 +1024%

CK $64.99 / $32.50 5%

MP $34.89 4 avail

PM19 #212s Prerelease Foil

$62.72 +1963%

CK $74.99 / $42.00 33%

MP $59.24 3 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $42.00 cash for PM19 #212s (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 44% (wide).

• Mar 19, 2021 Arcades's last ability doesn't actually change any creature's power. It changes only the amount of combat damage it assigns. All other rules and effects that check power or toughness use the real values. For example, Rabid Bite won't cause a creature with defender to deal damage equal to its toughness.
• Mar 19, 2021 If Arcades leaves the battlefield after a creature with defender has attacked, that creature remains an attacking creature, although it will assign damage equal to its power.

Arcades, the Strategist has been reprinted 6 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
PLST #M19-212	2022-04-29	Mythic	Standard
TSR #371	2021-03-19	Special	Standard
TSR #371	2021-03-19	Special	Standard
PM19 #212s	2018-07-13	Mythic	Prerelease
M19 #212	2018-07-13	Mythic	Standard
M19 #212	2018-07-13	Mythic	Standard

Arcades, the Strategist is the #5,795 most-played card on EDHREC, up 61 places over the last 30 days.